Apparatus and method for management of electronic notices

Abstract

In certain embodiments, an apparatus includes a memory and a processor. The processor is operable to present, in a first region of a display, information associated with a first service based at least in part upon the user. The processor is further operable to present information associated with a second, third and fourth service. Additionally, the processor may receive an update to the information associated with the first service and present, in the first region of the display, the update to the information associated with the first service. Finally, the processor is operable to detect a first touch on the first region of the display indicating a selection of the first service and present details associated with the first service in response to detecting the first touch.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An apparatus comprising:
 a memory operable to store user preferences associated with a user; and 
 a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, the processor operable to:
 present, in a first region of a display, information associated with a first service based at least in part upon the user preferences; 
 present, in a second region of the display, information associated with a second service based at least in part upon the user preferences; 
 present, in a third region of the display, information associated with a third service based at least in part upon the user preferences; 
 present, in a fourth region of the display, information associated with a fourth service based at least in part upon the user preferences; 
 receive an update to the information associated with the first service; 
 present, in the first region of the display, the update to the information associated with the first service, wherein not all of the information associated with the first service is visible in the first region of the display due to space constraints and at least one unread event is not visible in the first region; 
 detect a first touch on the first region of the display indicating a selection of the first service; 
 in response to scrolling by the user, determine that each one of the at least one unread events in the first region have been presented to the user; and 
 when each of the at least one unread events have been displayed in the first region of the display, merge the first region and the second region of the display together visually to enable the user to scroll the first region in conjunction with the second region as a single list. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the processor is further operable to receive an indication that the user has altered the user preferences. 
     
     
       3. The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the update to the information associated with the first service is received in response to receiving the indication. 
     
     
       4. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein receiving an update to the information associated with the first service comprises:
 receiving one or more messages associated with the first service; and 
 determining a total number of unread received messages. 
 
     
     
       5. The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein presenting the update to the information associated with the first service comprises displaying the total number of unread received messages in the first region of the display. 
     
     
       6. The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the processor is further operable to reset the total number of unread received messages to zero in response to detecting the first touch. 
     
     
       7. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the processor is further operable to:
 present, in a fifth region of the display, an option to view information associated with a plurality of events; 
 detect a second touch on the fifth region of the display indicating a selection of the option to view information associated with the plurality of events; and 
 present, on the display, information associated with the plurality of events in response to detecting the second touch. 
 
     
     
       8. A method comprising:
 storing user preferences associated with a user; 
 presenting, in a first region of a display, information associated with a first service based at least in part upon the user preferences; 
 presenting, in a second region of the display, information associated with a second service based at least in part upon the user preferences; 
 presenting, in a third region of the display, information associated with a third service based at least in part upon the user preferences; 
 presenting, in a fourth region of the display, information associated with a fourth service based at least in part upon the user preferences; 
 receiving an update to the information associated with the first service; 
 presenting, in the first region of the display, the update to the information associated with the first service, wherein not all of the information associated with the first service is visible in the first region of the display due to space constraints and at least one unread event is not visible in the first region; 
 detecting a first touch on the first region of the display indicating a selection of the first service; 
 in response to scrolling by the user, determining that each one of the at least one unread events in the first region has been presented to the user; and 
 when each of the at least one unread events have been displayed in the first region of the display, merging the first region and the second region of the display together visually to enable the user to scroll the first region in conjunction with the second region as a single list. 
 
     
     
       9. The method of  claim 8 , further comprising receiving an indication that the user has altered the user preferences. 
     
     
       10. The method of  claim 9 , wherein the update to the information associated with the first service is received in response to receiving the indication. 
     
     
       11. The method of  claim 8 , wherein receiving an update to the information associated with the first service comprises:
 receiving one or more messages associated with the first service; and 
 determining a total number of unread received messages. 
 
     
     
       12. The method of  claim 11 , wherein presenting the update to the information associated with the first service comprises displaying the total number of unread received messages in the first region of the display. 
     
     
       13. The method of  claim 12 , further comprising resetting the total number of unread received messages to zero in response to detecting the first touch. 
     
     
       14. The method of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 presenting, in a fifth region of the display, an option to view information associated with a plurality of events; 
 detecting a second touch on the fifth region of the display indicating a selection of the option to view information associated with the plurality of events; and 
 presenting, on the display, information associated with the plurality of events in response to detecting the second touch. 
 
     
     
       15. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media comprising logic, the logic when executed by one or more processors operable to perform operations comprising:
 storing user preferences associated with a user; 
 presenting, in a first region of a display, information associated with a first service based at least in part upon the user preferences; 
 presenting, in a second region of the display, information associated with a second service based at least in part upon the user preferences; 
 presenting, in a third region of the display, information associated with a third service based at least in part upon the user preferences; 
 presenting, in a fourth region of the display, information associated with a fourth service based at least in part upon the user preferences; 
 receiving an update to the information associated with the first service; 
 presenting, in the first region of the display, the update to the information associated with the first service, wherein not all of the information associated with the first service is visible in the first region of the display due to space constraints and at least one unread event is not visible in the first region; 
 detecting a first touch on the first region of the display indicating a selection of the first service; and 
 in response to scrolling by the user, determining that each one of the at least one unread events in the first region have been presented to the user; and 
 when each of the at least one unread events have been displayed in the first region of the display, merging the first region and the second region of the display together visually to enable the user to scroll the first region in conjunction with the second region as a single list. 
 
     
     
       16. The media of  claim 15 , wherein the logic is further operable to perform operations comprising receiving an indication that the user has altered the user preferences. 
     
     
       17. The media of  claim 16 , wherein the update to the information associated with the first service is received in response to receiving the indication. 
     
     
       18. The media of  claim 15 , wherein receiving an update to the information associated with the first service comprises:
 receiving one or more messages associated with the first service; and 
 determining a total number of unread received messages. 
 
     
     
       19. The media of  claim 18 , wherein presenting the update to the information associated with the first service comprises displaying the total number of unread received messages in the first region of the display. 
     
     
       20. The media of  claim 19 , wherein the logic is further operable to perform operations comprising resetting the total number of unread received messages to zero in response to detecting the first touch. 
     
     
       21. The media of  claim 15 , wherein the logic is further operable to perform operations comprising:
 presenting, in a fifth region of the display, an option to view information associated with a plurality of events; 
 detecting a second touch on the fifth region of the display indicating a selection of the option to view information associated with the plurality of events; and 
 presenting, on the display, information associated with the plurality of events in response to detecting the second touch.